Gathered Round Fabric Basket

I've been trying to find a constructive way to deal with all the fabric stash I have.
I found some instructions for a basket
http://www.aspoonfulofsugardesigns.com/2013/03/gathered-round-basket-3-sizes.html

Here is my first attempt.

It said you needed iron-on wadding but I didn't have any any so used normal wadding and I had difficulty with the gathering. Hence it's a bit lopsided but It's probably worth persevering because they might be handy!